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Robert Hesketh 1504–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1504

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 FEB 1539

Death Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord Hesketh

Mother: Elyza Fleminge

Spouse(s): Grace Towneley

Children(s): Sir (13th-GGF), Helen Hesketh, Robert Hesketh, Jane Hesketh

Robert Hesketh was born in 1504 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Sir Thomas Of Hesketh And Elyza Fleminge. Robert Hesketh married Grace Towneley, and had children including Elynor Hesketh, Helen Hesketh, Jane Hesketh, Robert Hesketh, Sir Thomas Hesketh 13Th Ggf 13Th Ggf. Robert Hesketh passed away in 1539 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Hesketh was born in 1504 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Sir Thomas Of Hesketh And Elyza Fleminge.
  • Robert Hesketh married Grace Towneley, and had children including Elynor Hesketh, Helen Hesketh, Jane Hesketh, Robert Hesketh, Sir Thomas Hesketh 13Th Ggf 13Th Ggf.
  • Robert Hesketh passed away in 1539 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hesketh
1485–1523
Birth Location: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Elyza Fleminge
–1510
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Grace Towneley
1505–1543
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir (13th-GGF)
1535–1588
Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England
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Helen Hesketh
1514–1587
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
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Robert Hesketh
1537–
Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England
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Jane Hesketh
1535–1608
Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England
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Robert Hesketh's Ancestors

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Robert Hesketh
1504–1539
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lord Sir Thomas of Hesketh
1485–1523
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elyza Fleminge
–1510
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Hesketh's Descendants

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Robert Hesketh (ABT 1504–8 FEB 1539) m. Grace Towneley (ABT 1505–28 MAY 1543)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Hesketh (13th GGF)) (13th-GGF) 1535–1588 m. Alice (Holcroft (13th) GGM) 1520–1604
    1. 1. Robert (Hesketh) Lord* 1546–1620 m. Alice Kitchin* 1553–1618
      1. 1. John Lord 1580–1617 m. Susan Kilver 1575–
        1. 1. James Lord 1601–1672 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1600–
      2. 2. Robert (Hesketh (11th) GGF) 1584–1651
    2. 2. Richard Hesketh 1562–1593
    3. 3. Thomas Hesketh 1560–1613
  2. 2. Helen Hesketh 1514–1587
  3. 3. Robert Hesketh 1537–
  4. 4. Jane Hesketh 1535–1608

Robert Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1504
ABT 1504
Birth of Robert Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England
1539
8 FEB 1539
Age 35
Death of Robert Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1504
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1539
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
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